Q: Is 179,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 179,280 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 179,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 83 90 108 120 135 144 166 180 216 240 249 270 332 360 415 432 498 540 664 720 747 830 996 1,080 1,245 1,328 1,494 1,660 1,992 2,160 2,241 2,490 2,988 3,320 3,735 3,984 4,482 4,980 5,976 6,640 7,470 8,964 9,960 11,205 11,952 14,940 17,928 19,920 22,410 29,880 35,856 44,820 59,760 89,640 and 179,280, with no remainder.

Since 179,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,280, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).